Richard Herron
Richard Herron (1890 – 19 September 1917) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Herron[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 19 September 1916 (aged 25–26)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Aisne, France[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| West Stanley | |||
| 1910–1915 | Stoke | 44 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Herron was born in Durham and began his career with non-league West Stanley.[1] He moved to Stoke in 1910 who at the time were playing in the Southern League and began a useful back up to first choice Bert Gadsden.[1] He played in 20 matches in 1914–15 as Stoke won the Southern Football League Division Two title and were able to gain re-election to the Football League and Herron was tipped to become a fine 'keeper. But World War I was declared and Herron joined the Army, and he lost his life in France in 1917.[1][3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1910–11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1911–12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1912–13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1913–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1914–15 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
References
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- Smith, Peter (9 November 2018). "The heroic and tragic stories of the 21 names Stoke City honoured in Remembrance". stokesentinel. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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